March 2006 was the very first time I ever posted comments on the Althouse blog.

I'd been lurking since September 2005 (Katrina). Althouse really gained from Katrina, ironically. She saw a spike, as that weekend, everyone was looking for content and commentary, and Althouse saw her numbers rise.

To think, I went 6 months (from Sept 2005-March2006) lurking till I made my first glorious comment. What took me so long? I wasn't sure of the rules. There didn't seem to be any Code Of Conduct other than "Let your conscience be your guide" , or "I'm not your Mother".

(I've been known to be wrong, and I may have commented on Althouse before March 2006, but March 2006 feels like when I started in, so March it is.)

How does everybody find their way here?

Althouse owes a referral fee to Overlawyered. I believe, Katrina Weekend, I was looking for content, stumbled upon Overlawyered, and Overlawyered mentioned something or other going on with Althouse. And, that's how I first came to Althouse, through Overlawyered. Irony: Never really visited Overlawyered since.

Neverthless, that's how I discovered Althouse for the very first time.

Either Althouse needs to pay Overlawyered a referral, or Overlawyered need to pay Althouse, not sure which.

I love the idea of this post being some sort of po-mo Emily Dickinson.

Now for something closer to the old-school Emily:

Because I could not push the send, He kindly pushed for me.The carriage held but just ourselves, and immorality.

Then there's the eggagog version:

THE LOBSTER DIALED THE PHONE NUMBER, BUT DIDN'T PRESS THE SEND! THE CREEPS SHOUTED DON'T PUSH THE SEND!! SHOULD THE LOBSTER PUSH THE SEND?? THE CREEPS ARE EATING THE MASHED POTATOES!! LOBSTER PUSHES THE SEND BUTTON!!!!!

I think it is something like casting a vote by telephone, thus push the "SEND" button. Can someone vote for or against contestant on a show like American Idol (or the one about the models) is not showing that night?